Rocket maker Firefly Aerospace looks to raise up to $300 million -sources


FILE PHOTO: Firefly Aerospace's first Alpha rocket lifts from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, U.S. September 2, 2021. REUTERS/Gene Blevins

(Reuters) - FireFly Aerospace, the U.S. rocket builder that reached orbit in space this month, joining the likes of SpaceX and Rocket Lab, is seeking up to $300 million in a private fundraising round, according to people familiar with the matter.

Firefly has yet to specify the valuation it is seeking, the sources said. The space company was valued at more than $1 billion when private equity firm AE Industrial Partners became its controlling shareholder in March.

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